NAPLES: AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENING AT THE GULF. Welcome to Naples! Once you've arrived in Naples, you'll meet our guide and transfer to the hotel. You will each be given your reserved room. In the evening you will enjoy a fascinating sightseeing tour bus in the town and stop for dinner in a restaurant at Borgo dei Pescatori. Here you will get lost in the sensual flavours of a delicious dinner. You'll enjoy the breeze of the Mediterranean Sea.  Then you'll discover the dramatic atmosphere of the coast between the Castel dell'Ovo standing at the heart of the Bay and the elegant Piazza del Plebiscito dominated by the Palazzo Reale. After that, in order for you to try the true nature of the city, at least once in your life, we'll reserve a Caffè Sospeso con le Tre C or a delicious Babà .  You will visit the historic Caffé Gambrinus, a favorite stop of Gabriele D'Annunzio, Benedetto Croce, Oscar Wilde and Matilde Serao. Here a writer will tell you about an extremely  intriguing event that took place in Naples. Overnight at hotel.

POMPEI, DISCOVERING EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE ANCIENT ROMAN CITY. After breakfast at the hotel you will be taken by coach to the excavations of Pompei for the  unforgettable full day tour where you will discover what happened in everyday life two thousand years ago. From the early buildings excavated in 1748 by Carlo di Borbone, our guide will take you on an exciting archaeological experience: from the Anfiteatro to the Foro,including paintings and mosaics in the shadow of the peristyle, you'll be in the true lives of the Epicurean matrons idleness before the  catastrophic eruption in 79 A.D. You will start by walking through the house of Giulia Felice, and that of Venere, and then The House Loreio Tiburtino and the Termopolio di Asellina to enter in the Orto dei Fuggiaschi, where you can see the remains of ancient Pompeians showing the tragic expressions of their last moments of life. From the Terme Stabiane the tour continues through the Tempio d'Iside, the Casa del Menandro, the Casa degli Amanti to get to the Teatro Grande and to the Odeon. You will not miss the erotic visit to the Lupanare, before reaching the grand Foro, dominated by the Tempio di Giove, to the usher in the famous mansions of the Fauno and the Amorini Dorati. We will go through Porta Ercolano to the Villa di Diomede, along the path of tombs. A gourmet break with Apicio will restore you  after the tiring effort and will cheer you with enticing recipes of seafood washed down with the exquisite Vesuvio wine. The Villa dei Misteri will be waiting for you in the afternoon to show its wonderful and amazing pictures: pictures on the Pompeian red background, including Satyrs, Stylemes and Bacchantes. The exceptional pictorial sequence will capture you to reveal the secrets of the initiation of a young girl to the Dionysian Cult. Coming out of the ancient Roman way of life you will have an extraordinary meeting with the Maestro Franco Gracco, the Painter of Mysteries. In his museum-studio he will hand you down the secrets of the Pompeian fresco painting techniques of egg tempera that fascinated artists such as Picasso, Renoir and De Chirico. From here You will take back other secrets of the ancient world.  Return to the hotel, for dinner and overnight stay.

VESUVIUS, FEELING THE VOLCANO BREATH. After breakfast you will enjoy a bus tour to Vesuvius, the most famous and feared volcano on the planet.  You'll be able to climb the historic crater through the wonderful greenery of the Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio, including solar areas of gorse and lava rivers. From an altitude of one thousand meters you will reach the top of  the large cone feeling the ashes, the lapillus and the lava of the last eruptions under your own feet. Our volcanology guide will reveal nature's unbelievable secrets and, in a quiet and moonlit atmosphere, you will reach the edge. While looking down from the lava mouth of the crater on to breathtaking panoramic views on the blue of the bay, you'll find yourself on the trail of the Grand Tour travelers. During lunch at a restaurant with typical Vesuvius food, you’ll get to meet a Veteran of the Mountain of Fire. A last eruption witness will tell you his lived experiences, as well as legends and stories passed down by his ancestors. In the afternoon we will walk on a path under a large gallery of tall chestnut trees, holm oak, Napoletano maple, hazel and oak. The volcanic soil, covered with ferns, will let you breathe an undefinable atmosphere that could never be felt anywhere else. Walking on the volcanic nature your body will feel reborn and your mind will pass through centuries of the history of the world. Through pigeons chants and intense perfumes you’ll have the impression of entering a fairy-tale and wild landscape. You will then return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

NAPLES,WALKING TROUGH ITS HISTORICAL HEART AND  WODERFUL ARTISTIC TREASURES. After breakfast you will meet our guide to discover the heart of Naples and its Greek-Roman World Heritage Site. While spotting the literary cafes of Piazza Bellini and the bookstores of Port’Alba, you will pass the famous Chiostro of the Poor Clares of the austere Chiesa di Santa Chiara. You will then make an entrance to the religious capital of the baroque by visiting Chiesa di Cristo Nuovo.  You'll be visiting many historical sites from Piazza San Domenico, with its Aragon imprint, to the Nile Hellenistic fountain and the mysterious Cappella di San Severo. You will then take in the splendours of the Treasure of San Gennaro, preserved in the Cattedrale.  On the tour you will admire the huge  gold and silver jewelry, donated through the centuries from Carlo II of Napoli to Carlo of Borbone.  You will be able to enjoy the special local pizza in the legendary Da Michele, defined by many experts and journalists, the sacred temple of pizza. Here you can taste the real Neapolitan pizza made ​​in the traditional way treasured by more than five generations of master pizza makers. The afternoon will be dedicated to the Museo Nazionale. You will follow a path that completes the tour of Pompei and an archaeologist will show you the wonderful Pompei collections: furniture, statues, mosaics, frescoes and tools that are the most relevant remains of the Roman culture and daily life.. The tour will allow you to recognise the houses belonging to the different and various cultural contexts that where most famous in history.  Before your departure, you will not miss a stop by Marinella, the king of the ties, to spoil others or yourself with a prestigious worldwide famous gift from Naples, just like every great statesman that has visited the capital of myth and mediterranean history. Transfer to airport. Arrivederci Napoli.

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